Powder puff toilet article



Oct. 11, 1955- B, HUME 2,719,996

POWDER PUFF TOILET ARTICLE Filed Oct. 16, 1953 IN V EN TOR.

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United States Patent 2,719,996 POWDER PUFF TOILET ARTICLE Gertrude B. Hume, Newton, Mass.

Application October 16, 1953, Serial No. 386,432

1 Claim. (Cl. 15--118) This invention comprises a new and improved powder puff toilet article comprising a powder-carrying pad or pads so constructed and arranged as to enclose and effectively protect a lip blotter. Thus with a single unit the user may conveniently carry out two steps in completing or repairing her make-up, viz. the application and spreading of face powder and the blotting and drying of lipstick after its application.

In its preferred form my invention comprises an outer powder-carrying member or pad of sheet material folded or otherwise doubled in overlapping sections, in combination with a lip blotter shaped to be entirely enclosed within the powder-carrying members and preferably smaller in outline. The lip blotter is provided with a holder or with a relatively stiif portion by which it may be grasped and presented for use while the pads of the powder puff are opened to expose it.

In one embodiment of my invention the lip blotter is detachably secured between the pads of the powder puff so that it may be removed for washing or sterilizing at the convenience of the user, while fully protected when not in use.

These and other features of the invention will be best understood and appreciated from the following description of several embodiments thereof, selected for purposes of illustration and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figs. 1 and 2 are views in perspective showing the arti cle in closed and open condition respectively,

Fig. 3 is a similar View of the detached lip blotter,

Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of a modified article in which the lip blotter is secured in the unit,

Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of another modification in which a plastic cover is employed,

Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of still another modification in which the material of the lip blotter is utilized in part as an enclosing rim, and

Fig. 7 is a similar view of the article as embodied in pouch form.

The material of the powder pulf member or members may be a fine foam rubber, or velours, or other textile fabric having a raised pile with capacity for holding a copious supply of face powder.

In the form shown in Fig. 1, a single sheet of velours is cut to size, folded to form superposed pads 10 and 11 and provided with a longitudinal slit in its fold vertex. In outline the pads are roughly square with rounded corners so that the fold vertex of the unit is somewhat reduced in length as compared to its transverse dimension. A lip blotter 12 of porous sheet material such as fine foam rubber is cut with an outline smaller than that of the superposed pads and provided at its inner end with a relatively stifli holder or handle 13 that passes through the slot in the fold vertex of the outer pad and is exposed exteriorly as shown in Fig. 1. The handle may be of stiff cardboard and may be stapled to the lip blotter 12. The outer edge of the lip blotter is formed with a concave curve to fit approximately the lip curvature of the user. A book 15 is provided on one of the powder pads and this cooperates with the corresponding eye in the other pad to hold the article in closed condition as shownin Fig. 1. Face powder is copiously supplied to the outer or inner surface of the pads 10 and 11 where it is contained without danger of spilling. When the article is to be used, the hook is unsnapped from the eye and the article may be held by the projecting portion of the handle 13. When so held the pads 10 and 11 naturally assume a wide open condition and may be conveniently used for applying face powder. At the same time the lip blotter projects freely between them into unobstructed space and may be used as desired. The desirable complete protection of the lip blotter will be emphasized from an inspection of Fig. 1.

As shown in Fig. 4, powder-carrying pads 20 and 21 are again formed from a single sheet of velours, while the margin of the pad 21 is cut or molded to present an upstanding rim 22. A lip blotter 23 of sheet foam rubber is cut with an outline smaller than that of the pad 20 and provided with a handle 24 and hinges 25 by which it is movably attached to the pad 20. In this instance the fold vertex of the pads 20 and 21 is provided with a reentrant recess into which projects a tongue constituting a part of the handle 24. When the article is closed the blotter 23 and the pad 20 fit inside the rim 22 of the pad 21, while the tongue of the handle projects exteriorly but slightly through the recess in the fold vertex. This arrangement results in a compact article since the tongue of the handle need not project beyond the general contour of the two pads although the shape of the recess provides access to it.

The article shown in Fig. 5 comprises a powder-carrying pad 30 and a cooperating lower cover member 31 having a rim 32. The cover and the rim may be formed of thin stiff plastic material. A lip blotter 33 of such sheet material as foam rubber is cut to fit within the rim 32 and covered by the pad 30. The lip blotter is: provided with a handle and all three parts may be secured together by staples passing through an outwardly projecting flange on the rim 32. It will be seen that the construction just described is extremely neat and compact and of the smallest practical dimensions for convenient use.

The article in the form shown in Fig. 6 may be constructed wholly of sponge rubber and comprises powdercarrying pads 40 and 41 together with a lip blotter 43 which is died out from a blank in such form as to provide an annular rim 42. The rim 42 may be permanently cemented or heat sealed to the lower pad 4.1 and the component parts of the article secured together by a hinge member 44. The lip blotter may be completely protected by being folded down into the space bounded by the rim 42 and then covered by the pad 40.

The article as shown in Fig. 7 comprises a pouch-like body 51 of velours having a cover 50 of the same material and having side walls 52 enclosing a circular space. This space may be filled with a foam rubber pad 53 useful as a lip blotter and fully protected when not in use by the enclosing components of the article. To make the lip blotter available the lower section may be rolled or folded so that the rubber is exposed on the outside.

The device as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 includes a separate stiffening element in association with the lip blotter. In the form of Figs. 5 and 6 the inner part of the lip blotter may be stiffened by shellac or a plastic impregnant sufficiently to make it stand out from the enclosing powder puif pads when used. A non-oil resistant natural foam rubber is preferred as material for these pads.

Having thus disclosed my invention and described in detail illustrative embodiments thereof, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A powder puif toilet article comprising a pair of roughly square powder-carrying pads connected along one edge of each pad in a fold vertex and having a reentrant recess symmetrically disposed in said vertex, and a lip blotter of sheet material having a stiff holder attached to one edge and extending into said recess whereby the lip blotter 5 may be presented in operative position when the powdercarrying pads are separated to a partially unfolded position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Ovary May 23,

Daley Feb. 13,

Linz May 25,

FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain Jan. 31,

Great Britain June 5, 

